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Australian coffee company
Proud Mary Coffee
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IndustryRetail
Founded2009
FoundersNolan and Shari Hirte
HeadquartersAustralia
Websiteproudmarycoffee.com

Proud Mary Coffee is an Australia-based coffee company that also operates two cafes in the United States. The business was established in Collingwood in 2009. In Portland, Oregon, Proud Mary Café operates on Alberta Street in northeast Portland. Another location operates in Austin, Texas. Proud Mary has garnered a positive reception.

Description

Proud Mary is based in Melbourne. In Australia, Proud Mary has served dandan noodles as well as pancakes with lemon curd and eucalyptus.

The northeast Portland location operates on Alberta Street in the Vernon neighborhood. The menu has included avocado toast on sourdough, a potato hash (with bacon, eggs, and cream sauce), and yogurt with granola. The restaurant has also served ricotta and vanilla pancakes, meat pies, a pork belly satay sandwich, juices, and smoothies.

In Austin, Texas, Proud Mary operates in the Zilker neighborhood.

History

Nolan Hirte is a founder and owner. He and Shari Hirte established Proud Mary in Collingwood in 2009.

The Portland cafe opened in 2017, as the company's first outpost in the U.S.

The 2,500-square-foot cafe in Austin opened in 2022.

The Portland and Austin locations have sold cups of coffee that cost $150 each.

Reception

One guide book published by Lonely Planet said Proud Mary serves "stellar" coffee and "Insta-worthy" brunch options. The Portland location was included in Yelp's list of the top 100 brunch spots in the U.S. in 2024.

Nadia Chaudhury and Erin Russell included Proud Mary in Eater Austin's 2024 overview of the city's best coffee. The Infatuation included the business in a 2025 list of the fifteen best coffee shops in Austin.

See also

References

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  2. Food Trails. Lonely Planet. 2016-10-01. ISBN 978-1-78657-683-5.
  3. "How a $150 cup of coffee at a Portland café sheds light on a coffee pricing crisis". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
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  5. "Our Favorite 10 New Portland Coffee Shops and Roasters This Year". Willamette Week. 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
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  8. "Maybe All Portland Needed to Get a Great Coffee + Brunch Spot Was … Australians?". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2024-07-07. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  9. ^ Copeland, Mims (2024-08-26). "Five of the best 100 brunch spots in the country are right here in Oregon". The Oregonian. Advance Publications. ISSN 8750-1317. OCLC 985410693. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
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  11. ^ Chaudhury, Nadia (2015-05-28). "20 Excellent Coffee Shops in Austin". Eater Austin. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
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  16. Jackson, Belinda (2023-08-10). "An expert expat's guide to Austin, Texas". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
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  20. Chaudhury, Nadia (2019-10-30). "Melbourne Export Proud Mary Will Bring Australian Breakfast to Austin". Eater Austin. Archived from the original on 2024-08-26. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
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  25. "Proud Mary Coffee Roasters to bring rare, award-winning coffee to Austin". FOX 7 Austin. 2023-01-26. Archived from the original on 2024-05-25. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
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